1 John 3:3

New American Bible - revised edition

Everyone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure, as he is pure. Avoiding Sin.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:27

Toward the sincere you are sincere; but to the perverse you are devious.

Matthew 5:48

So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Luke 6:36

Be merciful, just as [also] your Father is merciful. Judging Others.

John 17:19

And I consecrate myself for them, so that they also may be consecrated in truth.

Acts 15:9

He made no distinction between us and them, for by faith he purified their hearts.

Romans 15:12

And again Isaiah says: “The root of Jesse shall come, raised up to rule the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles hope.”

2 Corinthians 7:1

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.

Colossians 1:5

because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. Of this you have already heard through the word of truth, the gospel,

2 Thessalonians 2:16

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting encouragement and good hope through his grace,

Titus 3:7

so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life.

Hebrews 12:14

Strive for peace with everyone, and for that holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

Hebrews 6:18

so that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to hold fast to the hope that lies before us.

Hebrews 7:26

It was fitting that we should have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, higher than the heavens.

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you of two minds.

1 Peter 1:15

but, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct,

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

2 Peter 1:4

Through these, he has bestowed on us the precious and very great promises, so that through them you may come to share in the divine nature, after escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.

2 Peter 3:14

Therefore, beloved, since you await these things, be eager to be found without spot or blemish before him, at peace.

1 John 2:6

whoever claims to abide in him ought to live [just] as he lived. The New Commandment.

1 John 4:17

In this is love brought to perfection among us, that we have confidence on the day of judgment because as he is, so are we in this world.